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Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga"), early 20th century, D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 7,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch), ID: 3049771
Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga"), early 20th century, D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 7,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch), ID: 3049771 - 2/4 Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga"), early 20th century, D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 7,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch), ID: 3049771 - 3/4 Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga"), early 20th century, D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 7,5 cm (H: 3.0 inch), ID: 3049771 - 4/4
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Lot 77
Sale 100

Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga"), early 20th century ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3049771

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Provenance
Private Collection, Paris, France
Size
H: 7,5 cm
H: 3.0 inch

Description

ivory,
These small figures are owned by the highest-ranking members of “bwami” society “lutumbu lwa kindi”.

The Lega consider “maginga” to have the strongest innate power, and they often use bits of the material scraped from these figures to mix in a drink intended for medicinal purposes.

The object Anthropomorphic figure “iginga” (pl. “maginga”), early 20th century with the object ID 3049771 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 77.

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Expertise

Matthias Streckfuß, Berlin, 10 March 2023 (No 2154-03-2023)

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.

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